Baka, Setka, Baufre, Hordjedef

It is possible that one or more short lived rulers
took the throne during the middle of the fourth dynasty. Possible
Rulers :

Baka,
son
of Djedefre. May have succeeded his father Djedefre, or his uncle
Khafre. Baka was married to a lady named Hetepheres (C). Could
also have been a contender to the throne at the time of Menkaure.
(Vernus, Yoyotte and Lorton, The book of Pharaohs, pg 69). A statue now
in the Cairo Museum probably depicts Baka. He is shown with a small
daughter named Mertiotes. Cairo Mus. CG 176. (Probably from Abû
Rawâsh.) [PM VIII]

Setka,
son of Djedefre. As a prince he is known from a statue found in
Djedefre's temple. (Now in the Louvre museum)

Ba(u)fre,
son of Khufu. May have ruled after Khafre. An inscription at Wadi
Hamamat identifies Baufre as a son of Khufu and suggests that he
was a
succesor to his brother Khafre. Baufre may me identical to Prince
Babaef. Babaef had a tomb in the Central Field at Giza.

Djedefhor
(Hordjedef),
son of Khufu. May have ruled after Khafre. An inscription at Wadi
Hamamat identifies Djedefhor (Hordjedef) as a son of Khufu and
suggests
that he was a succesor to his brother Khafre. Hordjedef
had a tomb at
Giza G 7210+7220. The inscriptions in his tomb were damaged and this
may have been an act by enemies. A cult was established for Hordjedef.
A book of the dead seems to indicate he was still alive during the
reign of Menkaure. If he ever ruled this would indicate he took the
throne after Menkaure.

A pyramid near
Zawiyet el-Aryan possibly dates to the fourth dynasty. The inscriptions
found are read as [...]ka. This leaves several possibilities: Nebka
(Dyn 3), Setka (Son of Djedefre), Baka (Son of Djedefre. The Horus name
of this ruler mat have been Nebkare. Dodson-Hilton tentatively
identifies the ruler as Nebkare Setka.

An inscription at Wadi
Hamamat identifies Baufre and Djedefhor as sons of Khufu and suggests
that they were successors to their brother Khafre. The Middle Kingdom
Grafitti lists in order: Khuf(u), Djedefre, Khafre, Hordjedefre,
and
Bafre. Each of the names is enclosed in a cartouche. (Dodson-Hilton pg
54)

Some facts and interpretations of the archeological finds at
the pyramid near Zawiyet el-Aryan :

The inscriptions
on blocks
from Zawiyet el-Aryan can also be read as Nebka or Neferkare, which
would date the structure to the third dynasty. But this reading is not
certain.

The use of large
blocks and
the style for the sarcophagus lead others to date the structure to the
fourth dynasty. Some have suggested Baka, son of Djedefre was the
builder. If the pyramid belongs to Baka, then Baka may have preceded or
succeeded Khafre.

The substructure
may
suggest that the pyramid belongs to the time period between Djedefre
and Khafre, pointing to Baka as the owner.